Desk tray



Oct. 30, 1928.

P. M. WEGE DESK TRAY lndenfor H. Veg

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P. M. WE GE DESK TRAY.

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Patented Oct. 36, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER M. WEGE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO METAL OFFICE FURNI- TUB-E 00., OF GRAND RAPIDS, MECHIGAN, A CQRPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

DESK TRAY.

Application filed November 22, 1927.

This invention relates to a desk tray. It is a primary object and purpose of the present invention to construct a desk tray, mainly from a single blank of metal which may be pressed and folded into tray form, reinforcing the corners with duplica e sheet metal reinforcings which are secured said corners and permanently interlocked in place when the tray is completed. The tray which I have produced is very strong, rigid and durable, has a pleasing appearance and may be manufactured at low cost, there being little or no waste of material. An understanding of the invention for the attainment of the ends stated as well as many others not at this time enumerated may be had from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in whicln Fig. 1 is .a plan view of the blank from which the body of the tray is formed.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the completed tray.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section substantially on the plane of line 3-8 of Fig. 2.

Fig. i is a horizontal sect-ion at one corner of the tray between the upper and lower sides thereof.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary under plan view at one corner of the tray, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view, illustrating the tray formation at one corner thereof prior to the attachment of the reinforcing members, one of which is shown in perspective in the figure.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawings.

In the construction of the tray, a blank of sheet metal is provided having a bottom section 1. rectangular in form from which at each side edge sections 2, 3. a and 5 extend shown in 1, the section 3 being slightly less in length than the section 2 and the sections 4 and 5 slightly greater in length than the section 3 and having their respective end et ges coming to a point as shown. The outermost section 5 is also decreased somewhat in length for a part of its width as indicated at 6. From each end of the bottom section 1, sections 7, 8, 9 and extend outwardly as shown; the section 8 being slightly less in length than section 7 and the sections 9 and 10 co responding to the shape and form of sections 4 and previously described, while each section 10 at its outer portions is decreased in length as indicated at 11. In the flat against the same.

Serial No. 235,021.

sections 7 and '8 at one end of the blank an opening 12 is made, the metal being cut to provide this opening.

The blank thus made is folded at the side and end edges of the bottom whereby sections 2 and 7 extend upwardly at right angles to the bottom 1 and their ends 13 come together as shown 1n Fig. 6. The sections 3 and 8 are bent to extend downwardly and outwardly at an angle as shown in Fig. 6. i The sections 4 and 9 are bent outwardly at right angles to the sections 3 and 8 while the sections 5 and 6 arerebent underneath s ctions a and 9 lying The blank as thus formed in the operation of completing the tray, in each corner is as it appears in Fig. 6 ready for the application of the reinforcing corner members.

Each of said reinforcing corner members comprises a rounded nearly cylindrical intermediate portion 14 from the edges 'of which wings 15 extend at right angles to each other, said wings being slightly less in length than the rounded portions 14;. One of the corner reinforcing members is applied to each corner of the tray. The wings come against the outer sides of the sections 2 and 7 adjacent the ends thereof and may be permanently secured thereto by spot welding or other equivalent fastening means though except for convenience of manufacture this is not necessary, as the reinforcing members are permanently secured and held in place upon completion of the tray which consists in further pressing the sections 3 and 8 inwardly so as to be parallel to the side and end sections 2 and 7 with the parts 6 and 11 against the under side of the bottom to' which they are permanently secured by spot welding as indicated in Fig. 5. This rigidly interlocks the corner reinforcing members in place.

The tray thus formed is very strong and rigid. Its corners are of rounded form whereby there is no danger of injury to the person and at the same time a very effective and pleasing appearance is given to the tray. The opening at 12 provides a recess in the upper edge portion at one end of the. tray as shown in Fig. 2.

This tray is very economically produced. The parts are blanked from sheet metal and readily formed by dies into proper shape and it is evident that there is little or no waste of material. The invention is defined in the appended claims and is to be considered comq as.

prehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope.

I claim:

1. A tray comprising, a bottom, vertical sides and ends extending upwardly from said bottom, each of said sides and ends comprising an inner section and an outer section connected to said inner section and lying parallel therewith, said outer section at its lower end having an inwardly extending portion lying against the under side of said bottom and secured thereto.

27 A construction containing the elements defined in claim 1, combined with corner finishing and reinforcing members located one at each vertical corner of the tray, each of said corner reinforcing members comprising an intermediate vertical section and wings extending therefrom and passing between the inner and outer sections of the sides and ends of the tray.

3. A tray comprising, a bottom of sheet metal, inner side and end sections turned up wardly at right angles to said bottom at each side and end of the tray, outer side and end sections turned back upon the inner side and end sections of the tray and located parallel thereto and integral members formed at the lower edges of said outer side and end sections of the tray, first extending outwardly at right angles to the sides and ends of the tray and then bent back to extend underneath the bottom of the tray to which they are permanently secured.

"l. A tray construction comprising, a bottom, vertical side and ends extending upwardly from the side and end edges of the bottom, each of said sides and ends comprising inner and outer parallel sections spaced short distances apart and corner reinforcing members covering the free end edges of the inner side and end sections and having wings located between the inner and outer side and end sections of said tray.

5. A sheet metal tray comprising, a rectangular bottom, inner side and end sections extending upwardly at right angles at the sides and end edges of said bottom, outer side and end sections bent back upon and lying parallel to the inner side and end sections of the tray, means for connecting said outer side and end sections to the bottom of the tray, and corner covering and reinforcing devices, one at each corner of the tray secured between the inner and the outer side and end sections of said tray.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

PETER M. WEGE. 

